The Sims 3

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Earlier this year 1up had a huge 4 page preview in it's magazine, and now they've posted it online for everyone to view.

It has lots of new info and you can read it here.

Looks like your Sims will be easier to manage - and they will be able to manage themselves!

Personality sliders are reduced from 8 to 3, one being a Fun to Stress meter. Bladder,
Hygiene, etc. are still there but hidden.

Sims can aquire Dreams. Like if your Sim sees that a Neigbor has a big tv, your Sim can get a
Dream to want one too. You decide then, to turn it into a Promise. Ignoring a Dream is ok, but ignoring a Promise gives you negative repercussions.

Sims 3 have Traits. Choose 5 from around 80 types like Dreamer, Evil, Playful, etc. These
Traits will affect how a Sim behaves towards others and affects their moods, like the mood of an Outdoorsperson will raise when he/she is outside. An evil Sim may slap another Sim.

Instead of fixed interaction (like Talk or Joke), the options are filtered on your current Mood or your Traits.

Traits might be passed down, and actions a Sim does during her pregnancy will affect the traits of her offspring.

You can fulfil needs by simply clicking on an icon.

Moodlets instead of a moodbar. If something happens like a marriage, the Sim gets a moodlet. These moodlets will affect your Sims' mood and give abilities like learning faster. An example: Getting fired will get you a long lasting, big impact moodlet, while going to a small party will get them a short, non-dramatic moodlet.

Sims have certain skills like cooking or fishing.

They will look after themselves better.

Finally! Seamless Neighborhoods.

Maybe I'll get my Sims to actually leave the house now!

Seamless Nhood: Your Sim can visit neighbors, parks and shops without a loading screen.

All the neighboring Sims will live their life and age simultaniously as your Sim (They'll get married, get jobs,etc).

The game will ship with 1 Neighborhood.

Several weeks after the launch, there will be a tool available to create your own Nhoods.

That Nhood will consist of about 97 different lots.

When the game is out, you can download towns, made by other people.

All buildings in the Nhood can be interacted with, so no prop buildings.

Confirmed community places are: Pool, Park, Bistro, Clothing store, City Hall and Bookstore.

The Nhood can expand by users and/or by expansionpacks.

You can zoom out to see the whole Nhood at once or zoom in to a single Sim.

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